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  • 6 charged in anti-war protest on 520 bridge

    03/12/2003 12:18:00 AM PST · by ppaul · 12 replies · 244+ views
    The Seattle Times ^ | 3/11/03 | Sara Jean Green
    King County prosecutors charged six anti-war protesters yesterday with disorderly conduct for blocking eastbound traffic from getting onto the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge last month. The four men and two women — along with two girls, 15 and 17 — were arrested after they carried anti-war signs and erected a giant tripod in the eastbound lanes of Highway 520, stopping vehicles from crossing the bridge during the morning commute on Feb. 18. The 30-minute protest blocked traffic for miles, according King County Prosecuting Attorney Norm Maleng. He said the protesters went too far in opposing the potential war with...